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Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Doubao-Seed-2.1-lite

Compare Claude Haiku 5.5 (Anthropic) and Doubao-Seed-2.1-lite (Volcengine) by price, context, capabilities, and latency.

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Which should you pick?

Price: Doubao-Seed-2.1-lite is cheaper ($0.12 / 1M tokens input / $0.4 / 1M tokens output) vs Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.1 / 1M tokens input / $0.5 / 1M tokens output).
Claude Haiku 5.5 adds: Tool calling, JSON mode, Vision, Long context.

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Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Doubao-Seed-2.1-lite — full comparison

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Model	Provider	Input	Output	Context	Capabilities	Best for	Latency	Status	Source
Claude Haiku 5.5anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5	Anthropic	Starting at $0.1 / 1M tokens	$0.5 / 1M tokens	1M	StreamingTool callingJSON modeVision	image understanding, multimodal chat	1321-2017ms	Catalog	Platform curated
Doubao-Seed-2.1-litedoubao-seed-2-1-lite	Volcengine	$0.12 / 1M tokens	$0.4 / 1M tokens	1M	Streaming	Chinese Q&A, general chat	2010-3295ms	Catalog	Platform curated

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Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Doubao-Seed-2.1-lite FAQ

Is Claude Haiku 5.5 or Doubao-Seed-2.1-lite cheaper?

Doubao-Seed-2.1-lite is cheaper ($0.12 / 1M tokens input / $0.4 / 1M tokens output) vs Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.1 / 1M tokens input / $0.5 / 1M tokens output). Actual cost depends on your input/output token mix — estimate it with the pricing calculator.

Which has a larger context window, Claude Haiku 5.5 or Doubao-Seed-2.1-lite?

Both offer the same context window: 1M tokens.

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